Words Without Borders is the premier destination for a global literary conversation. Founded in 2003, WWB seeks to expand ...

Just how broad is a translator's remit? Kotryna Garanasvili calls for "translation-adjacent" tasks to be duly acknowledged.

In this excerpt from Dinçer Güçyeter's autobiographical novel, a kindergartener does his best to support his Turkish guest-worker parents as they adapt to life in Germany. Dinçer Güçyeter’s ...

bushes from the shape you cut them into.

"Taiwan Travelogue is a fearless record of a complicated time in Taiwan’s history," writes critic Lauren Yu-Ting Bo. Translator Lin King carefully brings Yáng Shuāng-zĭ’s Mandarin into English, ...

Words Without Borders is the premier destination for a global literary conversation. Founded in 2003, WWB seeks to expand cultural understanding by giving readers unparalleled access to contemporary ...

Frustrated by his congregation’s lack of engagement with his sermons, an imam takes a daring linguistic chance in this excerpt from a novel by Mohamed Akounad. The night fell brutally. It was pitch ...